Studio Gigante
Encyclopedia
Studio Gigante was a Chicago
-based video game developer
established by John Tobias
, Dave Michicich, and Joshua Tsui of the famous Mortal Kombat
fighting game
series in 2000. The company developed Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
(2003) and WWE WrestleMania 21
(2005) for the Xbox
. The studio folded in 2005.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
established by John Tobias
John Tobias
John Tobias is an American comic book artist, graphic designer and video game designer. Along with Ed Boon he is one of the creators of the groundbreaking Mortal Kombat fighting game series....
, Dave Michicich, and Joshua Tsui of the famous Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (series)
Mortal Kombat, commonly abbreviated MK, is a science fantasy series of fighting games created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The first four renditions and their updates were developed by Midway Games and initially released on arcade machines. The arcade titles were later picked up by Acclaim...
fighting game
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
series in 2000. The company developed Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus is a video game for the Xbox, created after John Tobias, Joshua Tsui and David Michicich left the Mortal Kombat series with Midway. It was released in 2003. As of 2008 it holds a 69% on Gamerankings....
(2003) and WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE WrestleMania 21 is a professional wrestling video game released on the Xbox console by THQ. It is based on WWE's pay-per-view event of the same name. It is also the successor to WrestleMania XIX...
(2005) for the Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
. The studio folded in 2005.